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When electricity is distributed from power stations to customers through a network of cables known as a grid, some of the energy is unavoidably lost in transit due to heat production and other energy conversion phenomena, collectively known as transmission line losses. Danish energy company NRGi has transmission losses from its electricity supply operations of about 3.75%, which although it may not sound a lot, corresponds to 82 million kWh annually. NRGi has also now decided to cover this loss, which is sufficient to meet the annual needs of 16,000 family houses, exclusively with wind energy. The news is reported by the Danish Energy Association in its daily newsletter. Søren Sørensen, managing director of NRGi, comments:"It is a significant investment for NRGi to choose that the [transmission] loss will be covered by climate-friendly electricity, but it is one of the natural initiatives for a company that is constantly working to strengthen its green profile." Through its strategic initiative, NRGi is seeking to give a boost to the utilisation of renewable energy in Denmark. And customers are well satisfied with NRGi's focus on its green profile. A customer satisfaction survey shows that customers pay considerable attention to how environmentally conscious the company is.

Source: Denmark.dk